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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Flashlab on December 14, 2005, 06:54:40 PM

Title: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Flashlab on December 14, 2005, 06:54:40 PM

I've got Shapeshifter running on my machine with System 7.5.5 on a dedicated partition. Simcity 2000 works like charm and Doom II runs with +/-12 fps. I guess that's ok for my specs.

But the browsers are slow, really slow. I tried Netscape 4.03, 4.05 and Internet Explorer 4.01. Ibrowse on the Amiga is a lot faster. Is this normal or can I try some optimizations?

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: lionstorm on December 14, 2005, 07:20:40 PM

maybe something to do with your internet connection ?
Lio

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Flashlab on December 14, 2005, 07:48:59 PM

I use the built in TCP/IP config from System 7.5.5. Could that be a problem? Also unstuffing files with StuffIt Expander takes a long time; even for files of a few MBs.

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: patrik on December 14, 2005, 09:26:47 PM

@Flashlab:

The more recent versions of StuffIt Expander are ridiculously slow. Also both Netscape and Internet Explorer are no speed-demons compared to IBrowse.


/Patrik

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Flashlab on December 14, 2005, 09:33:10 PM

So It's normal then. yeah that's a big disapointment...

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: uncharted on December 14, 2005, 09:45:00 PM

I also found NS to run incredibly slow, I remember watching as it tiled in a background pattern on a particular web-page.

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Flashlab on December 14, 2005, 09:52:18 PM

Yeah running IBrowse is definately a LOT faster!

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Flashlab on December 14, 2005, 09:58:17 PM

I guess I'll try downgrading to an even lower version of NS or IE.

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Dynobob on December 16, 2005, 11:28:59 PM

You have the answer. I used to use Netscape 3.04 with OS 7.5.5 and it worked really well. Version 4.02 and 4.03 are a bit new for that OS. You can probably still find it at Netscape.com in their archives. Any version 3.x will work well. Mac browsers don't run as fast as what you're accustomed to but they do ok. If you have enough ram you can create a ram disk (in the memory control panel) and set Netscape's cache to that. That way you'll be caching to ram instead of writing to HD.

Yeah, I'm new here  ;-) :-)
Glad to be here.

Bob
Amiga A4000D, etc.

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: Dynobob on December 16, 2005, 11:38:40 PM

Oh, almost forgot. In Mac Classic it's very important to allocate more memory to your apps. Browsers need lots of memory. I would increase the memory allocated to Netscape by at least 100%. Normal apps...increase 20% or more.

To allocate more memory to an application:

1. click once on the programs icon (not an alias) to highlight it.

2. go to one of the pull down menus on the desktop and find "Get Info".

3. Increase the number in the "Preferred Size" window by 20 to 100 percent or more.

If you allocate at least 20% more memory to all your apps, everything will run much better and your machine will be more stable.

PM me if you have further Mac questions.

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: adolescent on December 17, 2005, 12:16:55 AM

Try iCab.  http://www.icab.de/

It's usable on lower end machines (I use it on my Color Classic 040/33MHz)

Title: Re: Performance browsers in Shapeshifter
Post by: adonay on December 17, 2005, 02:25:28 AM

running emulation is not ever gonna be faster than apps coded for your cpu, FACE IT ..


adonay :-D